Mine are together, but I have plenty of duck hens for the drakes to mess with, so they don't go after the chickens. They also know the chickens are in charge
No shading at all on this one.
Yeah, I'll see if mama will stay calm enough to let me get one tonight when I put everyone up. I don't see any shading, and the little feet are bright orange. If I didn't know better, I'd think it's a little Pekin, but I know it wasn't her egg
Tina is out of the woods, and honestly I think he's kinda liking just having a pen to himself. Still flighty as all get out, but he's calm other than when I'm in the pen with him.
@Pyxis, I have a genetics question for you.
I have a duckling that hatched from what I'm 99.99% sure is a Rouen...
The ones I used needed it to be at least 55F to begin working. They never felt as warm as a mama hen does though, but once the chicks were ambulatory, they seemed to do okay as long as they didn't get chilled from being wet or getting out and losy
I used to. I didn't really like them though. I couldn't use them with shipped chicks, I couldn't use them outside in the shed, it was a lot more work changing the height constantly as they grew and they loved to poop on it.
I much preferred just using a heat lamp since I generally had to add...
Cats. I'm one of the people scared of strange dogs (usually. Some don't send the same scary vibe when I first see them as most do) and also just like how much quieter cats are. Mine does make noise, but it isn't constant howling and barking when she's upset, it's quieter growls if anything...
I've had chicks with similar injuries that were just fine being treated at home. Chickens are surprisingly tough with wounds as long as you don't let them get muddy water or dirty bedding into it while keeping them separate from other birds
So far I haven't had anything truly destroying. Just the dog I mentioned yesterday on my thread, and the mystery predator that comes and goes. But nothing like what a coon can do over night yet
Yes, just two girls though. One had a foot issue that ended up in her toes having to be broken for her to walk easily, but both were pretty and healthy otherwise
Princess is perfectly fine. Found her an hour or so ago investigating a giant bullsnake by our porch and then yowling with Willow through the screen door a few seconds later